turnstile
Other forms: turnstiles
A gate that only lets one person at a time pass through is a turnstile. After you swipe your subway card, you can move through the turnstile into the station.
Turnstiles are used to control and restrict people who are entering an area like a train station or office building. Many turnstiles are used in places where an entry fee is required. Two people can't fit through a turnstile at once, so they are also used to keep an accurate count of how many people pass through. The earliest turnstiles were used by shepherds, allowing them to exit a pen while keeping sheep inside.
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a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons enteringtype of:gatea movable barrier in a fence or wall
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